watertown restaurant gift card?

[LoveTrains]

I have some friends that just moved to watertown and wanted to get them a gift card to a take out place or restaurant near them. Any suggestions? 

[noodleoo]

There are some great restaurants in Watertown. But most I know of are small, independent places that might be hard to do gift cards for. If they like brunch, I really like Uncommon Grounds and Spot Cafe was good too.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

There's also Porcinis, Strip-T's, and Casa de Pedro.
You could always do a foodler/grub hub gift card, or (I swear this is less embarrassing to actually use than it sounds) a Phantom Gourmet gift card. Most of those restaurants take it, I think. I know Pedro's does, because that's where I used ours, and I am 99% sure Porcini's does as well.

[soxin2]

Also, depending on where in Watertown - Moody St in Waltham has tons of food.

Oh. John Brewer's. not sure if that's over the town line or not, but a good spot.

[LoveTrains]

Yeah they moved like a few blocks out of Watertown square, so I should have specified watertown square.

What do folks think about not your average joes? I used to LOVE going there for lunch when I worked in Medford but I think my love is driven by the cheesy oil that you dip the bread in. I saw that there is one in Watertown.

[noodleoo]

Aug 21, 2013 8:26:04 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Yeah they moved like a few blocks out of Watertown square, so I should have specified watertown square.

What do folks think about not your average joes? I used to LOVE going there for lunch when I worked in Medford but I think my love is driven by the cheesy oil that you dip the bread in. I saw that there is one in Watertown.

Haha, I LOVE that cheesy oil!  The rest of their food is just okay to me.  But whatever you get, your friends will really appreciate.  We ate out a ton after we moved because we spent so much time unpacking and settling in. 

[jenikate]

It is outside of Watertown square, but I want to give a shout out to Deluxe Town Diner, deluxetowndiner.com/. They have the best breakfasts.

[preppy]

I agree with Strip T's! It's a popular lunch spot from my office and they have great food:)

[donthasslethehoff]

There's an amazing little Italian restaurant on the side street next to Target. (At least I hope it's still there because it's awesome). It's called Grappa. Small place, but really good food. There's also Verona down town. I have no idea if it's good, but I've driven by it a bunch. The Town (I think that's the name) seems to be popular every time I drive by, but I haven't been there. Casa de pedro is good, but on the pricier side for what it is, IMO. Stellina is also good stuff!

[noodleoo]

Aug 22, 2013 14:13:55 GMT -5 donthasslethehoff said:

There's an amazing little Italian restaurant on the side street next to Target. (At least I hope it's still there because it's awesome). It's called Grappa. Small place, but really good food. There's also Verona down town. I have no idea if it's good, but I've driven by it a bunch. The Town (I think that's the name) seems to be popular every time I drive by, but I haven't been there. Casa de pedro is good, but on the pricier side for what it is, IMO. Stellina is also good stuff!

Oh, no!  H and I tried Grappa and it was awful! We had a groupon and we were so disappointed. The food was really Meh in our opinion.

[donthasslethehoff]

Aug 27, 2013 22:41:41 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

Aug 22, 2013 14:13:55 GMT -5 donthasslethehoff said:

There's an amazing little Italian restaurant on the side street next to Target. (At least I hope it's still there because it's awesome). It's called Grappa. Small place, but really good food. There's also Verona down town. I have no idea if it's good, but I've driven by it a bunch. The Town (I think that's the name) seems to be popular every time I drive by, but I haven't been there. Casa de pedro is good, but on the pricier side for what it is, IMO. Stellina is also good stuff!

Oh, no!  H and I tried Grappa and it was awful! We had a groupon and we were so disappointed. The food was really Meh in our opinion.

Booo. I haven't been in probably 4 years at least. That makes me sad. It used to be a pretty awesome little place. It was always packed and impossible to get into when I lived around there. Good to know it's gone to shit so that I don't go there again.